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Assistant Professor in Studio Art - Metals

Position Title: Assistant Professor in Studio Art - Metals

This is a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Studio Art in Metals. The successful candidate will be a metal artist with an emerging or established research and exhibition record; will oversee the metals facilities; will lead the metals area; and will be an active, engaged member of the School, College, and University communities.

The School of Art and Design has roughly 1000 students majoring in Art, Art Education, Art History, Communication Design, Photography, and Studio Art. Our state-of-the-art facilities spread across two buildings with 3D facilities including metal and wood shops, ceramics facility, foundry, forming and casting, 3D printing, CNC routing, laser cutting, and other technologies.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Teach introductory through advanced courses in the School of Art and Design.
• Serve as area head of the metals studio, which includes scheduling courses, overseeing metals curriculum, supervising the metals facility, managing staff, equipment, supplies, and tools.
• Pursue personal research/creative activity and build a substantive record of national and international peer/professional recognition.
• Lead curriculum development in metals and participate in broad studio curricular development.
• Engage in service to the school, college, university, civic community, and profession.

Required Qualifications:

• MFA degree in Metals, Studio Art, or a closely related discipline.
• Emergent or established record of professional accomplishment in research and creative activity with evidence of a trajectory toward prominence in the field.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively integrate new technologies into curriculum and teaching.
• 1-year successful teaching experience at the college level.

Application Procedures:

Only applications submitted through the Texas State University website will be accepted. To ensure full consideration, please submit the following by January 5, 2025:

• Cover letter addressing the required and preferred qualifications.
• PDF with 20 images representing personal creative work and an accompanying list of titles, media, and dates (may include excerpts from time-based works no longer than 5 minutes each).
• PDF with 20 images of student work created under your direction with a list of course title(s), media, dates, and a brief description of assignment(s).
• Statement of teaching philosophy.
• Unofficial Transcripts (all in one document).

The candidate selected for hire will be required to provide official transcripts from all degree-granting institutions.

All correspondence regarding this search will be conducted via email. Please send any inquiries to art-design@txstate.edu and include job number in all correspondence.

Proposed Start Date: Fall 2025

Posting Date: 11/14/2024

Review Date: 01/05/2025

Close Date: 01/05/2025

Open Until Filled? No

EEO/AA Statement: Texas State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.